56 Vessels Grounded Under Ghana's New IUU Fishing Measures - Hawa Koomson | General News

The Yellow Card is an official warning issued by the EU to trading partners falling short of tackling IUU fishing.

The Yellow Card is a warning and offers Ghana the opportunity to react and take measures to rectify the situation within a reasonable time. At this stage, the decision does not entail any measures affecting trade.

However, in cases of prolonged and continued non-compliance, countries can ultimately face a procedure of identification (a so-called red card), which entails sanctions such as the prohibition to export their fishery products to the EU market.

The Yellow Card starts a formal dialogue in which the Commission and the country issued with the warning work together to solve all issues of concern.

Coming out of the Yellow Card

Madam Hawa Koomson was hopeful that considering the new measures Ghana was putting in place, the country would soon come out of the Yellow Card.

She said Ghana would continue to comply with internationally accepted sustainable fishing measures and also work with its trade partners such as the European Union, to ensure that the country was free from IUU fishing.